Gate.



PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

J. HODGENS.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25.1904.

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GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,582, dated February 28, 1905. Application fil d August 25, 190 Serial No. 222,132.

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Be it known that I, JAMns HonenNs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savannah, in the county of Andrew and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Gates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sliding gates; and the object of the invention is to generally improve upon and render more eflicient the gate upon which I have been granted Letters Patent in the United dtates, No. 718,626, of January 20, 1903.

The present invention consists, essentially, in the provision of two gates made, preferably, of hollow metallic piping so arranged that the upper horizontal tubular portion of each gate works horizontally upon grooved pulleys, with the parallel tubular portion ongaging pulleys at a position diametricallyop- 'posite the portion engaged by the upper part of the gate, and in means for holding the gate from tilting while it is in any particular position.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the lettors of reference marked thereon, form a part of this appli :ation, and in whichl igure 1 is a side elevation of my improved gate. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on line 52 E2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view of the rope-and-pulley apparatus for opening and closing the gates.

lte'ferfing to the drawings by letter, A A, designate posts which are vertically disposed and spaced apart, and secured to said posts are the elongated boxings l3, having two spaces therein, in one of which are mounted the pulleys H and D and (.vr and 1), arranged in pairs, and in the other boxing are pulleys l, 1", i and l, as shown clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings. A cross-piece E connects the upper ends of said boxings, and a staple or loop ll pro ects downward from said cross-piece, through which the gate-ope ating ropes are guided. Secured at one end of said cross-piece E is a block l-[, which has mounted on suitable spindles in the central aperture therein the pulleys (1 :l and D l.

The gates have each preferably a frame of hollow tubular metal, with a top tubular portion K, which extends the entire length of the gate and connects at its outer end with a union 0, which in turn is connected to the inclined tubular portion The bottom tubular portion 1? of the gate is connected to the union 0, and a similar tubular portion K", parallel to the tubular portion K, has crosspieces P connecting the same with the bottom portion .K. The space intermediate the tnbnlar outline of each gate is filled in with intersecting wires J, the ends of said wires being fastened in any suitable manner.

L designates a post having reels L and I), mounted upon and rotating with cranleshafts L, which are mounted upon said post L, and M designates a grooved pulley mounted upon a suitable spindle upon the post L and upon which the tubular portion K of the gate rests and is guided.

R designates a rope, which is secured to and winds about the reel if and thence passes about a pulley l), thence over a pulley 1), through the loop XE, over the pulley I, about the pulley l and has its end secured to an eye 7*: on the end post If of one of the gates. A branching rope R is fastened to the rope it, passes over apullcy l), uiulerneath a pulley l)", thence passes through an eye 71, and is fastened to a catch Z72, pivotally mounted upon one gate and adapted to engage a pin 7: upon the adjacent gate. A rope itis secured to and winds about the pullcyL, thence passes over a pulley Gr, over a pulley G, thence through the loop E, over a pulley 1. and under a pulley l, and is fastened to a loop or eye J upon one of the gate. A branching rope it" passes about the pulley 1 and pulley G, over the pulley G, underneath the pulley G, and is fastened to an eye il upon one of the gates.

In operation when it is desired to open the gates the reel L is rotated, which through the medium of the ropes, arranged as shown,

causes the two gates to slide in opposite directions, one of the ropes raising the latch before the gate carrying the same is opened. As the gates move longitudinally their upper tubular portions K ride upon the groovedmpul leys, while the tubular portions K of the gate are guided in the same grooved pulleys at po sitions diametrically opposite the locations at which the gates rest. By the arrangement shown it will be observed that the gates are held in horizontal positions whether partially open or fully open and when closed.

While I have shown a particular detailed construction of apparatus illustrating my invention, it will be understood that I may vary the construction of the same as to details, if desired, without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with the vertical posts, a metallic boxing mounted between said posts and having a longitudinal partition, a pin mounted in said posts beneath said boxing, a pulley mounted upon said pin, a gate having parallel tubular portions adjacent to the top thereof, the upper of said tubular portions mounted upon said pulley and held thereon by the lower end of said boxing, the ends of said tubular portions being connected together, a post With reels mounted thereon, a pulley mounted upon said reel-carrying post and upon which the top tubular portion of the gate travels, across-piece connecting the parallel tubular portions of the gate and adapted to limit the movement of the gate in one direction, said gate being guided between the posts supporting said boxing, aplate supported against the face of said boxing near the top thereof, horizontal]y-disposed pulleys mounted in an opening in said plate, and vertically-mounted pulleys in said boxing adjacent to said plate, ropes winding about said reels, passing over said pulleys upon the plate and boxing and connected to the gate, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES HODGENS. Vitnesses:

G. S. MATHEWs, J. H. REA. 

